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EXPLORE OTHER 'ODD & EVEN NUMBERS' STORIES HERE

ONE ODD DAY​
​Author: Doris Fisher and Dani Sneed 
​Illustrator: Karen Lee

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Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Arbordale Publishing (USA)
First published in: 2006
Format: Picturebook 

Is the mathematical focus explicit in the story? Yes
Is this story part of a mathematics story series? Yes (Arbordale Books) 

Preview and/or purchase this book on the Amazon websites: UK, USA, AUS, CAN ​​

Synopsis by the author/publisher
This humorous, rhythmic, read-aloud story is about a young boy who awakens to find that everything around him is odd. He has one shoe, his shirt has three sleeves, and his dog has five legs! Children and adults will delight in finding all the odd things hidden in the art. 
“The clock had just ODD numbers ... ONE, THREE, FIVE, SEVEN, followed by ODD numbers ... NINE and ELEVEN.”
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Recommended age range: 
5 years old + 

Relevant mathematics topics: 
Odd & Even Numbers

​Possible teaching activities:
At MathsThroughStories.org, we believe that stories can be meaningfully incorporated in mathematics teaching in different ways. Thus, we are inviting you to share your experience of how you have used this story in your mathematics lesson with other members of the community. By sharing your experience with us, you will be added to our team of On-line Contributors here, where you can also find our submission guideline.

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